Its the Common Test period, the CA period, whatever you want to call it, I don't really care. All I know there is a bunch of tests. Now I know some of you find A Maths and E Maths hard, so I would like to share with you tips for studying maths and generally everything. Hope you all do well for your tests!
1. Don't be afraid of Maths (and whatever you're studying)
One big problem when studying is that you get intimidated by huge words and the countless symbols and n-root signs everywhere. Don't be afraid of them! Find out what each part means one by one and then use those to find out what the entire thing means. Most of the time you will find that what you end up with isn't nearly as scary as what you have.
2. Sometimes, having someone explaining is better than just reading
Sometimes, when you read about something in the textbook, you might not understand what it says. Take for example the definition of what a polynomial is from the textbook. It looks like a whole lot of gibberish. In that case continuing with the topic isn't going to help, you would end up not understanding anything and just be following steps. In that case, you could go to the internet and search up the topic. There are countless of great tutorial lessons online and most of them use layman terms, graphic guides to teach you and are interesting enough to keep you watching. A few examples are http://www.youtube.com/user/khanacademy and http://www.youtube.com/user/patrickJMT
3. Don't letwhatever problems you have with the subject discourage you
I personally feel this is one of my most important point. Don't ever be discouraged if you can't seem to solve the problem. Just keep trying. Quoting Albert Einstein, who happens to have his quote placed on the front page of all our Maths Lesson Notes, "Do not worry about your difficulties in Mathematics, I assure you mine are greater." If he can solve the maths problems he has on his paper on theory of special relativity, I think you can solve your maths problems.
4. Ask yourself questions about the topic
If you have a question about the topic, feel free to look it up on the internet or ask around to see if anyone knows the answer, The only way to learn something is to have doubts. Do not take anything whole-heartedly, ask why this is so and why this is so. That way you can learn why this is this way and find out more about the topic.
5. Make sure you understand the key concepts
Speaking purely from maths for this one, make sure you understand and memorise the key concepts before moving on. This way, when you are presented with a question that is different in a way from the regular questions, you can spot how the key concepts fit into the question faster than if you had to spend time recalling all the key concepts slowly.
6. Practice makes perfect
After you think you got the hang of why this is this and how you solve this sort of question, find questions to practice on! Practice makes perfect after all, or at least near perfect. Do this until you can comfortably solve different questions that use the same concept.
1. Don't be afraid of Maths (and whatever you're studying)
One big problem when studying is that you get intimidated by huge words and the countless symbols and n-root signs everywhere. Don't be afraid of them! Find out what each part means one by one and then use those to find out what the entire thing means. Most of the time you will find that what you end up with isn't nearly as scary as what you have.
2. Sometimes, having someone explaining is better than just reading
Sometimes, when you read about something in the textbook, you might not understand what it says. Take for example the definition of what a polynomial is from the textbook. It looks like a whole lot of gibberish. In that case continuing with the topic isn't going to help, you would end up not understanding anything and just be following steps. In that case, you could go to the internet and search up the topic. There are countless of great tutorial lessons online and most of them use layman terms, graphic guides to teach you and are interesting enough to keep you watching. A few examples are http://www.youtube.com/user/khanacademy and http://www.youtube.com/user/patrickJMT
3. Don't let whatever problems you have with the subject discourage you
I personally feel this is one of my most important point. Don't ever be discouraged if you can't seem to solve the problem. Just keep trying. Quoting Albert Einstein, who happens to have his quote placed on the front page of all our Maths Lesson Notes, "Do not worry about your difficulties in Mathematics, I assure you mine are greater." If he can solve the maths problems he has on his paper on theory of special relativity, I think you can solve your maths problems.
4. Ask yourself questions about the topic
If you have a question about the topic, feel free to look it up on the internet or ask around to see if anyone knows the answer, The only way to learn something is to have doubts. Do not take anything whole-heartedly, ask why this is so and why this is so. That way you can learn why this is this way and find out more about the topic.
5. Make sure you understand the key concepts
Speaking purely from maths for this one, make sure you understand and memorise the key concepts before moving on. This way, when you are presented with a question that is different in a way from the regular questions, you can spot how the key concepts fit into the question faster than if you had to spend time recalling all the key concepts slowly.
6. Practice makes perfect
After you think you got the hang of why this is this and how you solve this sort of question, find questions to practice on! Practice makes perfect after all, or at least near perfect. Do this until you can comfortably solve different questions that use the same concept.